![[Tiger 321]](321_1.gif)
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Details - Turret - Mantlet
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The mantlet looked a little too squared off at the corners when compared to a real Tiger. After carefully looking at pictures of real Tiger's, I taped off the leading edges of the mantlet ends. A bevel was created between the tape using a high speed electric grinder. |
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Here the resulting bevel can be seen on the short end. An additional rounding of the corners was also done. Careful attention was paid to real pictures to maintain a correct overall look. |
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The flat area around the gun barrel mount was ground down below the surface where the bolts attach. More on the filler shown in the picture is below. |
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Gaps were in the casting of the 1/6th scale mantlet. It should continue to follow the curve of the gun barrel mount. These gaps are at the top and bottom. |
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A thin strip of plastic was inserted into the gun barrel mount to create an arch. The gap was filled in with JB-Weld and filed down. |
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The result is a mantlet with softer looking edges. Notice the how the small gaps at the top of the gun mount appear after they were filled in. |